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Expensive Solar panels ?
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We currently have an 80 W portable solar panel,thinking about buying something bigger here's the delema Aussie panel with Japanese solar crystals 180 w $650.00 or an EBay 200w panel for $200 it's A bigger panel for a third the price sounds like a bargain but is it rubbish that's the worry,anyone wit...
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Lithium battery
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Just wondering my caravan is about two years old and is fitted with a 110 amp AGM battery ,lithium iron are the way to go obviously,but the very high price tag to replace a system that's doing the job does not make sense, unless you can just connect the new lithium battery up to your existing Agm system, I s...
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Another new battery ? Diamond and nuke water combo.
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https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/02/these-scientists-are-turning-radioactive-waste-into-diamond-batteries?utm_content=buffer9f51f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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Advice on 3.2m (10ft5) telescopic style climb ladder.
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We need a ladder to gain access to the top of our van while on the road. The ladder needs to be a min of 3m. Has anyone any experience using the 3.2m (10ft5) telescopic style climb ladder as advertised on Ebay. Looks to me as though they bend, which I suppose is the clearance of each sliding piece. Also they...
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iana
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Dc-dc charger install estimate
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I was wondering if you may be able to help me with something. I've recently purchased our first caravan (old franklin as a starter). I was wondering if you may know what to expect (in terms of price) to install a redarc DC-DC charger, Deep Cell battery, and anderson plug (both tow vehicle and caravan) in...
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Grey water down pipe
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On another thread that went all High School and maths and other bad memories Blissonwheels gave this reply Gooday, I fitted 2 lengths of 6 inch PVC stormwater pipe under our caravan, linked together and capped at both ends, one is slightly longer by about 3 inches than the other due to other fittings...
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battery to use with Ingel
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I want a battery to run my ingel freezer. I have a battery box but do not know what type of battery I should get. The battery will be in the back of my car and I can pug into the battery and the ingel with the lead supplied. I also have a battery charger which I would use to recharge the battery.
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Bleeder screw on gas bottle
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Can anyone (well a qualified or knowledgeable person) tell me if the bleeder screw on the gas bottle needs to be done up tight? To me it's a no brainer, however I had a situation the other day and I just want to confirm one way or another. Situation being...I got a bottle filled the other day (establishme...
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Diesel Heater Install up-date
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Had a problem installing the fuel tank, no rear bumper, didn't want to install it on the front "A" frame, Hey Jim suggested putting it in the boot like he did, however I didn't like the idea of filling the tank in the boot. I over come this by mounting the tank on draw runners, now I can pull it out to fill, pus...
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iana
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Two stroke oil
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There a two types of 2-stroke oil. One for chainsaws, mowers, stationary engines (often called "greenkeepers" 2-stroke oil), and another for motorcycles (2T). I gather that you cannot use greenkeepers as 2T but can you use 2T in a chainsaw?
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Capacity of Downpipe??
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Anyone on here got any idea of the approximate water capacity of a full width..ie...across the van width.... section of 100mm downpipe sealed up for the purpose?? I,m thinking that it could be made into a grey water tank if its capacity is enough.TIA. Cheers Keith
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Electric Car Jacks.
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Saw info. about these on the CMCA site, but they only had an American address to buy them from. However, curious me went Googling like I often do, and found 2 Aussie sites. One is for a 1 ton Jack, and the other for a 2 ton Jack. They plug into your cigarette lighter. 1 ton 12 volt Electric Scissor Jack ---- ...
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Waeco rpd215
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Hi I have a rpd215 waeco fridge the compressor keeps running draining my batteries when free camping . Even when it is not overly hot it cuts out for very short period and runs for extended periods . I have it set on pos2 out of 5 settings so I don't think it's asking to much has any one else had this problem? O...
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New electric brake magnets not working
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hi, I recently traded my Jayco on a Bolwell Edge, both with electric brakes. The Jayco brakes were working fine with my newly installed Hayman Reece setup.as soon as I changed the brakes only engage on the Bolwell when I have it turned right up and even then they don't lock up as expected but you can hear t...
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Have you upgraded your Antennatek Commander/Winegard Antenna with Winegard Retrofit Kit?
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Damm, put my folding antenna up on my 2005 Jayco Heritage last night, and the coaxial cable broke/snapped at the point it enters the roof antenna...coaxial degraded by the elements/time... Its the standard Antennatek Commander Antenna Jayco fitted at that time, being almost identical to the Wine...
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12v/24v (nominal) computer monitors
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So back in the UK I was running an old (>10 years) LCD monitor which happened to have a 12.4v power supply (hmmm, how nice), hooked up to a Raspberry Pi for all my entertainment needs (and wants). I brought it out with me (had Kgs to spare on the flight) but now I'm thinking a larger monitor of higher res...
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Diesel Engine Doco
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Interesting doco. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCA5pInfPpM
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Installing rear view camera.
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I did what I said I wouldn't do, and that is I went to the caravan show in Perth and walked out with a 7" 4 channel monitor and two cameras, and am now 7 months down the track getting to install them. because I have no rear view out the cabin rear window, canopy is in the way, I have installed the monitor on the mi...
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SBS TV reception
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Hi All just getting geared up for our first big lap...bought a cheap Kogan TV for our campervan as recommended by Grey Nomads and it works well with rabbit ears aerial but...it didn't pick up SBS signal when it scanned the stations. We are in BUnbury btw. Is it something to do with uhf vs vhf transmissi...
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Raspberry Pi IoT
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Has any one had a play with Smart Home technology in a RV? I have all the bits to play with and it is just a matter of finding the time to fiddle about. Priority now is to get the furniture built and the lights working properly using Old School mechanical switches.
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